Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory

Also known as: Temple de la Victoire Aptère, Athens

About the Artwork

Here we see a monument of ancient Greece through the eyes of a nineteenth-century Greek. This temple on the Acropolis in Athens, completed around 420 BC, was dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike, both of whom represented being victorious in war.

Inscriptions

In black in, center of image, recto: “D. Constantin d’Athéns”

Provenance

Serge Plantureux, Paris, France, sold to Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY ?-2022: Michael Mattis & Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH March 7, 2022-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Quick Overview

Artist: Dimitrios Constantin (Greek, 1820–1900)
Date: c. 1850s–60s
Medium: albumen print from collodion negative
Dimensions: Image: 28.1 x 38.2 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.); Paper: 28.1 x 38.2 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.); Mounted: 47 x 61.8 cm (18 1/2 x 24 5/16 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: Photograph
Department: Photography
Credit line: Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Accession no.: 2022.17

More by Dimitrios Constantin in museum collections

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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.